Hay-stacker.



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B. P. POWELL. HAY STAGKER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7. 1906.

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HAY-STACKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 26, 1907.

Application filed May 7,1906- Serial No. 315,563.

To all whom it' may concern.'

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN POWELL, a citizen of the linitedStates, and a resident of lvianzanola, in the county 0f Otero and Stateof Colorado, have invented a new and Improved Hay-Stacker, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

'l he purpose of the invention is to provide a portable hay-stackingdevice in which a sled or hay-frame previously loaded upon the iield isdrawn up an incline and received upon a tipple of exceedingly simple,light, and durable contruction and wherein when the load isautomatically dumped from the sled or frame by means of said tipple theempty sled or frame will slide down the incline to the ground of its ownaccord.

Another purpose of the invention is to provide sleds or frames forgathering the hay particularly adapted to the improved stacker and whichare low and flat, enabling them to be readily loaded and also renderingthem light of draft, enabling the sleds to be readily drawn overstubble, and, further, to so construct the sleds that when loaded anddrawn to the stacker the hoist-ropes of the latter may be instantlyapplied thereto and operated.v

rlhe invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved stacker, illustrating aloaded sled at its base as connected with the hoist-ropes of thestacker. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the structure as shown in Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a side elevation of a portion of the stacker, showing the tipple indumping'position and also a sled in position on the tipple. Fig. 4 is afront elevation of the stacker. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the sled orhay-'frame used in connection with the stacker, and Fig. 6 is a frontelevation of the said sled or a view looking at its dumping edge.

In the construction of the base parallel transverse runners 10 areemployed, connected by sills 11. Uprights 12 are secured to the rearrunner, and shorter uprights 13 are attached to the forward runner, theuprights both at the front and at the rear being usually three innumber, and corresponding uprights at the sides of the base areconnected by said sills 11. rlhe base is strengthened by cross-braces14, as is shown in Fig. 2. A cross-bar 15 is secured Ato the upper endportions of the rear uprights 12, and a second cross-bar 16 is securedto the upper ends of the forward uprights 13.

'Ihe frame just described is adapted to support skids, which skids areusually three in number and are arranged in parallelism and are inclinedfrom their lower ends upward, extending both forwardly and rearwardly ofthe said frame. rIhe outer skids are designated as A and A, and theintermediate skid as B, as is shown in Figs. 2 and 4. While the skidsmay be made in one piece, they are preferably constructed in sections,as shown, each skid comprising an upper section 17, an intermediatesection 18, and a lower section 19, which rests upon the ground. rI'heupper and intermediate sections are connected by couplings 20 of anyapproved character, but the lower sections 19 have a hinged vconnection21 with the intermediate sections 18, and to that end the upper ends ofthe lower sections 19 are bifurcated to pivotally receive thecorresponding portions of the intermediate sections 18, as is best shownin Fig. 2.

A cross-bar 22 is provided as a rest for the lower portions of theintermediate sections of the skids, as is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, andthese cross-bars arev secured to side braces 23, which are secured attheir lower ends to the lower portions of the front standards 13 and tothe intermediate sections 18 of the side skids A and A adj aceiit to thelower ends of said sections. Any desired number of crossbraces 24 isemployed to strengthen the bodyframe of the machine.

Braces 25 are located at the rear of the body-fraine, one at each side.These braces are attached to the side sills 11 and to the braces 24,which they may cross, and the side uprights 12 and said braces 25, whichmay properly be termed supporting-arms, extend from the base diagonallyupward and rearward and connect with the upper end portions of the sideskids A and A. The side skids A and A extend some distance beyond therear cross-bar 15, as is best shown in Fig. 2 but the central skid Bextends but slightly beyond the said cross-bar.

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A pivot-rod 26 is passed through the upper end portions of the sideskids A and A and the upper ends of the supporting-arms 25, and at thedesired point below the said pivot-rod 26 a transverse stop-bar 27 issecured to the supporting-arins 25.

In connection with the structure just described I employ a tipple C ofpeculiar construction, which tipple consists of side bars 28, a lowercross-bar 29, and corner-braces 30, the space between the opposite endsof the said side bars being entirely open. The free ends of the sidebars 28 of the tipple are strengthened at each side by metal plates,(designated as 31 and 32,) and from each outer vplate 32 a hook'or adownwardly and outwardly curved arm 33 is made integral with the saidrplate 32, as is best shown in Fig. 3, and when the tipple C is in itsnormal `or receiving position these hooks or curved Varms 33 extend indirection of the lower or receiving end of the stacker.

Between the strengthening-plates 31 and 32 a pulley 34 is mounted ineach side bar 28 of the tipple. It will be observed that the plates 31and 32 serve 'to so strengthen the tipple where the pulleys 34 arelocated that when Lropes to be hereinafter describedare passed over thepulleys and are drawn upon the tipple will be strong enough to resistvery severe strain. This tipple is located between the upper ends of theouter or side skids A and A and is pivoted on the said pivot-rod 26, therod passing through the tipple nearer its open than its closed end.

Draft ropes or cables 35 are passed over the pulleys 34 in the tipple,and normally one end portion of these'ropes extends downward above theskids to the bottom forward vportion of the structure, as is shown inFig. 1, and the other end portions of the said ropes or cables 35 arepassed over pulleys 36,10- cated'on the lower end portions ofthe rearuprights 12, and then the lower portions of the ropes or cables 35 arevcarried forward and are passed over pulleys 37, suitably mounted ontheforward runners 10, as is best shown in Fig. 4. rlhese ropes or cables35 are provided with hooks and eyes or loops Vat'their ends, as may befound most desirable.

In connection with the improved stacker sleds or hay-carrying frames Dare employed. (Shown in detail in Figs. 5 and 6.) These sleds are fiat,so that theyl can be readily drawn over stubble and so that they can bereadily loaded, and the bottom portion of each sled D consists of aseries of parallel slats connected by cross-bars 39, and at onelongitudinal edge of said bottom a back structure 40 is formed,'likewiseofslats, 'but connected to the bottom by uprights 40a, as

Inthe further conthe open side portion of the sled or that .portionwhichl is opposite the back 40.

When a sled is drawn over the ground, to

` be loaded or to be carried when loaded to the stacker, draft-trees 42of any suitable construction are connected with one end portion of thesled, as is shown in Fig. 5; but when the sled has been brought to thebase of the skids A and A and B it is turned around so that its openside will rest upon the skids, and its back 40 at such time will be onthe ground, as is shown in Fig. 1. The draft-trees 42 are then unhitchedfrom the sled and are attached to the forward lower ends `of the draftcables or ropes 35, and the forward upper end portions of the saidldraft cables or ropes are secured to the sled by means of thefhooks 41.

It may here be remarked that a rope 38 is attached lto the cross-bar 29of the ti ple C, and this rope is usually carried loose y over the rearcross-bar 15 and down to the base, where its other end is secured.

In operation, as the team is driven from the stacker the sled is drawnup the skids until it is received `upon the tipple C, and at about thetime the open side ofthe sled engages the hooks or curved arms 33 thetipple will have been overbalanced and will have a downward and rearwardinclination, (shown in Fig. 3,) which will cause its load to be dumped,and the 'hooks or arms 33y will effectually hold the sled on thetippleduringthe dumping operation. After the load has been discharged from thesled the rope 38 is drawn upon, and the tipple is drawn down until `thesled engages with the side skids A and A, whereupon as the draft-rope isslackcned the sled travels down the incline'of the skids by its ownweight. The rope 38 limits the upward movement of the connected-end ofthe tipple, as well las serving to draw the said end'downward afterdumping, and when the tipple is in its normal or receiving position(shown in Fig. 1) the lower portion of the tipple will rest against the'cross-bar 27, located below the pivot-point of the tipple, thusinsuring the said tipple having thesame inclination at all times afterdumping.

:When a stacker and sleds such as have been described are employed, thehay is handled only once by the pitchfork before it is deposited on thestack, which is of great advantage in handling alfalfa and clover-hay,since it prevents breaking and crushing of the hay and also loss ofleaves. t

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecureby Letters Patent- 1. In hay-stackers, a series of inclined skids,a support for the same, a tipple pivotally mounted at the upper ends'ofthe skids,

which tipple consists'of side bars connected 4at one end and havingmetalfreinforcements at their opposite or free ends, pulleys within saidbars at their reinforced ends and curved projections from the ysideportions -of said IOO IIO

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frame, a hoist-rope passed over 845,576 S reinforced ends, hoist-ropespassed over said pulleys, and guide-pulleys for said ropes located onthe support for the skids.

2. In a hay-stacker, the combination with a supporting-frame, a seriesof skids carried by the said frame, having an inclination from theirupper ends downward, all of the skids extending beyond the forward endof the frame, the two side skids only extending beyond the rear end ofthe frame, the said skids being constructed in sections, the lowersections having pivotal connections, of a tipple pivotally mountedbetween the rear extremities of the side skids, which tipple consists ofside bars and a lower cross-bar, reinforcingplates at the upper freeends of the side bars, a pulley located in each side bar between thereinforcing-plates, and a forwardly and downwardly curved hook extendingfrom the reinforced face of each of the said side bars, a cable attachedto the cross-bar of the tipple, being guided downward by the said thepulleys l in the tipple, extending from the upper portion of the skidsdownward, guide-pulleys carried by the said frame for the saidhoistropes, and a stop carried by the frame for engagement by the lowerIend of the tipple when the latter is lin its normal position.

3. In a hay-stacker, the combination with a supporting-frame, a seriesof skids carried by the said frame, having an inclination from theirupper ends downward, all of the skids extending beyond the forward endof the frame, the two side skids only extending l beyond the rear end ofthe frame, the said skids being constructed in sections, the lowersections having pivotal connections, of a tipple pivotally mountedbetween the rear extremities of the side skids, which tipple consists ofside bars and a lower cross-bar, reinforcing-plates at the upper freeends of the side bars, a pulley located in each side barbe- I tween thereinforcing-plates, and a forwardly and downwardly curved hook extendingI from the reinforced face of each of the said side bars, a cableattached to the cross-bar of the tipple, being guided downward by thesaid frame, a hoist-rope passed over the pulleys in the tipple,extending from the upper portion of the skids downward, guide-pulleyscarried ,by the said frame for the said hoistropes, a stop carried bythe frame for engagement by the lower end of the tipple when the latteris in its normal position, and a sled adapted to travel on the saidskids and to be engaged by the said tipple, which sled consists of aflat body having a back structure exl tending therefrom at one of itslongitudinal edges, and hooks located on the said body at its open sideedge, the upper stretches of the hoist-ropes having means for attachmentto the said hooks.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciiication in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN POWELL.

Witnesses:

W. C. BEATY, W. M. WARNER.

